Vonbloompasha at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, in giving Phyllis’s visiting daughter Gina and husband Steve a windshield tour of the UW campus, came away with a renewed appreciation for the vibrancy and variety of the town where he has spent most of …
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Kickass and the Baby Bump
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is determined to do something—yet again—about his long-term baby-bump which once more is indicating the likelihood of twins. As was documented years ago in a photo with three pregnant granddaughter in-laws—Lindsey, Ari and Becky , the keeper is obviously long …
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Kickass Talks to Wolves
Fool4myCanon, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, under the heading of “Talks to Wolves,” passes along the keeper’s message concerning the latest judicial decision that at least delays the advent of another unconscionable wolf slaughter as occurred last year in Wisconsin: “Wolves! “Listen up! “Don’t get all howling happy …
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Mighty Love
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter In her novel Surfacing, Margaret Atwood wrote “The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them, there ought to be as many for love.” She‘s probably right, although what passes for love today might not be as important to us as snow was for the …
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Kickass Cooks Slugmullion
James Moore200, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports—rats on, the keeper for his latest culinary crash when he had the poor judgement to think he could be as creative with leftovers as Phyllis is when she turns out a delicious stew with back-shelf material. In the tried-and-true technique of throwing everything …
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Dialogues on the State of the Unions: Letters from a Closed Shop
Artwork by Micheal DiMilo Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark Mamerow, Dave S., Mark O., Dennis Curley, and Geoff Carter Time for balanced reporting. And I’m not sure anyone has actually said the fall of the unions was no fault of the unions….but if they are even thinking it—ya’ll better duck for cover. Though I’ve done no …
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Kickass and Iditarod Sleigh Ride
Alaska Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, assists the keeper in accepting the reality of a postponed sleigh ride—not enough snow–that he and Phyllis were scheduled to enjoy, by comparing it to the experience of Alaskan Bridgett Watkins who was attacked by a moose …
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Kickass Watches Crows Chase
Sardaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper takes bird incidents where he can get them from the 5th floor bird-isolated location where he and Phyllis reside, and therefore it was with some excitement that he watched an obviously pissed-off crow chase another crow across the parking …
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Kickass is on the Floor
Westmoquette, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper joined Phyllis in a “strength exercise” class in which instructor Jo demonstrated how to wake up little-used muscles, among them the ones used to get up off the floor when you find yourself down there, either by intention …
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The Couch Potato’s Guide to New Hollywood: The Legacy of Jeff Bridges
Thomas Attila Lewis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter Over a career that’s spanned four decades, we’ve seen Jeff Bridges portray fresh-faced and hopeful young men like Duane Jackson in The Last Picture Show or Lightfoot in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot and then grow into cynical middle-aged curmudgeons like Rooster Cogburn in True Grit, or Otis “Bad” Blake …
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Kickass and Heart Harm
http://www.scientificanimations.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper’s response to having a heart attack back in 1983 as he drove home from Chicago was to stop at a truck stop and have a beer and a sandwich. With one totally clogged heart artery and others almost …
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Kickass and Pence Chasing Cars
DonkeyHotey, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, agrees with the keeper that Pence is like a dog that suddenly develops the habit of chasing cars, but only those in funeral processions. Pence broke from his solid training to sit-and-stay–even in a burning building–when a gaudy political funeral procession …
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